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1929 Fleet ( Everett Dyer )

Hello, In 1967 I worked for Republic Steel Corp on their corporate aircraft at Cleveland Hopkins Airport. The chief pilot, Everett Dyer owned a 1929 Fleet with a Kinner engine which he kept in the hanger. I do not remember the N number but it sure looks like the blue and white that is on YOU Tube. It is NC908V. Does anybody know if it is the same A/C ? Just curious.

The 1929 Fleet Model 7 that Everett owned is NC 411K. The Kinner is a 125 HP B5-F (rare front exhaust). Here's what I have on Everett and his Fleet (unfortunately, the old images of 411K are Xerox copies).

high time cub, thank you for the pics and all of the information about Mr. Dyer and his 1929 Fleet. I only worked there a year and I was only 20 yrs old. When he hired me , I did not know him or anything about his past. He was a quiet man ( at least to me, age difference I presume). In fact I learned most of his history from you. Thank you ! I went back and looked at the You Tube video and ( NC908V ) and it is not a Fleet aircraft but an aircraft called a "BIRD". It resembles a Fleet . The color on the BIRD is the same as Everett's FLEET when it was in Republics hanger which made me think it was the FLEET. Republic was getting into the Jet age when I was there. They were getting rid of the HOWARD 500's and bought a Jet Commander and a JETSTAR. Thank You for all the great information !!!!!

Fleet and Ev Dyer

Hello SkyRanger
if you liked Ev Dyer's Fleet, I hope you had the opportunity to see him perform low level airshow aerobatics with it: the consummate demonstration of smooth energy management and graceful flying.
Unforgettable.